Chapter Thirty-Five Do You Think I Live Enough?(1/2)
"Hey, sister Wan, you are injured. Did I teach you too hastily?"
Yingluo lowered her head and twisted up her sleeves, as if she had done something wrong.
"It's okay, I was just careless."
Lin Feiwan poked her round little nose, and the little girl looked up doubtfully.
"Really?"
"Well, let's stop here today."
She simply bandaged the wound with a handkerchief and looked up outside. Rolling dark clouds accompanied by bursts of thunder were approaching from the sky, as if a heavy rain was about to come.
Somehow, she felt a little panicked, as if something big was about to happen.
At this time, a tall horse galloped past on the street, and the already chaotic street was filled with chaos.
The man on the horse seemed not to notice, and almost hit people several times.
Finally, the palace gate was in front of him. Cui Zhong pulled the reins hard, causing the horse to hoof up and neigh.
"The last general Cui Zhong asks to see the queen!"
"General Cui, wait a moment, let me go down and ask."
"There's no need to go," Tao Ping hurriedly came over and took out a token from her sleeve, "The queen was talking about the general just now. Come with me."
Away from the palace gate, the two men immediately changed their expressions and hurried to Chengqian Palace as fast as flying.
"Mother, General Cui is here."
Empress Cui was relieved and said, "Brother, do it quickly!"
With that said, he pushed Xue Chengao forward.
After the emperor came over, he would certainly not be able to avoid the pain of his flesh and blood. Instead of handing his son over to someone else's hands, it would be better for his own people to strike first.
Moreover, Cui Zhong was holding a golden whip given by the emperor. With him around, even if the emperor wanted to punish him severely, he would have to be cautious.
Cui Zhong was so angry that he could not be beaten without any further words. Empress Cui raised her hand and was whipped.
He used 100% of his strength and there was no falsehood at all.
Xue Chengao had never suffered like this. If he hadn't seen the bright yellow clothes coming from a distance, he would have stopped.
Cui Zhong obviously saw it too and started fighting even harder.
"I'll beat you to death, let's see if you dare again next time!"
"Uncle, spare your life, I was wronged!"
"Are you wronged?"
The bright yellow clothes floated in first, followed closely by an angry face.
Behind him were two graceful and charming women. At this moment, their faces were still covered in camel red that had been nourished by the dragon's body.
Empress Cui secretly clenched her fists. Ever since she gave birth to Xue Chengao, the emperor had never touched her. Even if she stayed overnight in Kunning Palace in accordance with the palace regulations, she would only sleep with her clothes on.
Although she was the one who summoned Xu Bin and Lu Guiren, she still felt a sense of jealousy in her heart.
"The traitor!"
The raised hand fell down, and Xue Chengao was beaten and turned over, revealing his bloody back, with several scars almost showing bones.
Xue Qianye's raised foot paused, then retracted it heavily and stomped on the ground.
"Crack."
Centered around his feet, several deep spiderweb cracks appeared on the imperial kiln gold bricks.
Xue Chengao, the Queen, and Cui Zhong were frightened for a while. If this kick fell on Xue Chengao, several bones would be broken. Fortunately, they were prepared in advance.
Seeing that the time was right, Xue Chengao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, crawled over and grabbed a bright yellow corner.
""Father, son and minister... cough, cough, injustice."
"Ao'er, please tell me what's going on?"
The queen was so anxious that she wanted to stamp her feet, but because the emperor was in front of her, she could only act like she hated iron.
"Father, Emperor, Mother, and I only remember that I drank a jar of wine and woke up like this. I have no idea what happened."
"Your Highness, do you really mean what you say?"
It was Cui Zhong who spoke, holding a golden whip in his hand. Although the emperor was dissatisfied that he spoke first, he could only endure it silently.
"Uncle, nephew, everything is true, but the wine was... brought to the palace by the little emperor's uncle..."
He deliberately only said half of what he said, and Cui Zhong and Queen Cui immediately followed him.
"Your Majesty, please look into it and clear His Highness's name!"
"Your Majesty, Ao'er is usually a bit arrogant, but he would never do such a thing. I would like to ask Your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation in person."
Xue Qianye narrowed his eyes slightly and scanned the bodies of several people.
After a long time, he spoke slowly, but his voice could not detect any emotion or anger: "Mr. Xuan went to inspect the wine sent by the king."
There were thunders outside the hall, and the three people kneeling inside the hall lived like a year.
"emperor."
Finally, an imperial doctor ran in panting.
"The wine sent by the king contains strong medicine. One cup is enough to make people lose control."
Cui Zhong kowtowed vigorously, "It was the old minister who was impulsive and made a move on His Highness. Please punish the Emperor!"
Empress Cui also wiped away her tears at the right time and said, "Your Majesty, Ao'er was wronged. You have to make the decision for him."
"snort!"
Xue Qianye's cold eyes were like two sharp swords, directed at the three kneeling people.
Being stared at like this, the three of them were on pins and needles, and their hearts were about to jump out of their chests.
Especially Empress Cui, she was the mastermind who brought Prince Yu into the affair.
Although she had no relationship with Xue Qianye, she knew that Xue Qianye was afraid of the Yu Wang, so she thought of following the trend and putting the blame on the Yu Wang.
I thought that Xue Qianye would definitely be happy to see the result. Even if he guessed that there might be something fishy involved, he would just pretend not to know.
Coupled with Cui Zhong's actions beforehand, Xue Chengao would only be punished with a small punishment and a big warning in the end.
But now, she is not sure.
"Bang!"
There was a sound of slamming on the table, and Queen Cui suddenly came back to her senses, and heard Xue Qianye say coldly: "Cui Zhong, I order you to take the golden whip given by the emperor to announce that King Yu has entered the palace!"
Cui Zhong, Empress Cui and Xue Chengao all felt a little bit in their hearts. The emperor clearly wanted to make the Cui family and Prince Yu quarrel.
No matter who wins in the end, the power of both parties will be weakened.
And he is the one who reaps the benefits.
Empress Cui's heart was instantly chilled to her bones. For decades, the couple had not even thought about their feelings.
After all the hard work, in the end, I lost both my wife and my army.
"General Cui, this is the holy decree, please."
Old Huangmen took the newly sealed imperial edict and called out with a smile.
Cui Zhong raised his eyes to meet Shang Xue Qianye's scrutinizing gaze, and quickly thanked En and stood up to leave the palace.
Thirty thousand garrison guards were under his command, and he could mobilize troops with just one word.
However, Xue Qianye also sent a team of guards to follow him, nominally to establish his authority, but actually to supervise him.
Soon, several groups of people arrived in front of Prince Yu's Mansion.
Cui Zhong ordered people to surround Prince Yu's Mansion, and the previously cold streets suddenly became crowded and blocked. People who had planned to go home because of the bad weather also ran out to watch the excitement.
"Who dares to act so recklessly in front of the Royal Palace?"
Cui Zhong was afraid of Xue Qianyu, but there were so many people watching from behind, and there were people sent by the emperor to supervise him, and he was yelled at by a palace guard, so where did he put his dignity as a general?
He raised the golden whip in his hand and took out the imperial edict from his arms.
"Bold! I am a general personally appointed by the emperor. I have been ordered to invite the royal prince to the palace. Why don't you go and report it soon!"
The guard's expression changed and he bowed respectfully.
"It turns out that the general is here. I'm sorry for my blindness, but I will go in and report it. It's just that the prince is taking a lunch break, so I might have to trouble the general to wait for a while."
"snort!"
Seeing that the guard's uniform was soft, Cui Zhong snorted coldly and resigned as soon as he saw fit.
The guard turned around and said "poof", hiding his body behind the door.
The situation just now was reported by a secret guard. His duty was to delay time and guard the door.
To be continued...